Combining research that stretches across all of the social sciences and international case
studies, Elizabeth Crooke here explores the dynamics of the relationship between the …

The level of political participation and civic engagement in a society can be seen as a
measure of the health of the democratic body politic. Its future and continuing well-being falls …

** Shortlisted for the NASEN Special Educational Needs Academic Book Award 2009** Inter-
professional collaborations are invaluable relationships which can prevent the social …

All societies contain ethnic divisions. Traditionally, education has acted to promote social
integration, but with the acknowledgement of diversity do we know which system best …

This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace
education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried out. The discipline is …

During the years of political violence in Northern Ireland many looked to schools to
contribute to reconciliation. A variety of interventions were attempted throughout those years …

ABSTRACT The Good Friday Agreement (1997) brought political violence in Northern
Ireland to an end and provided the basis for shared government. A consociational political …

In Northern Ireland, where the majority of children are educated at schools attended mainly
by coreligionists, the debate concerning the role of schools in perpetuating intergroup …

Even after a peace agreement, children often grow up within societies characterized by
division and simmering intergroup tensions. In Northern Ireland, segregated Protestant and …

Since its inception, Northern Ireland has been a society marked by a deep fissure between
its two main communities who are divided on the basis of religious, national, and political …